He is being held at the Jackson County Detention Center on a secured $1 million bond.

Further charges will be considered against Davis, pending the results of an autopsy, which has been scheduled for next week, according to a press release from the sheriff's office.

Authorities have not said how the child was hurt. They were called to the Qualla Motel in Whittier just after 7 a.m. Friday.

"Deputies were requested after first responders and EMS arrived on scene and noted the injuries to the child," the release states. The child was taken first to Harris Regional Hospital, then to Mission Hospital, in critical condition.

The name of the child has not been released. It is not clear if Davis and the child are related, or if either is a local resident.

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Child found hurt at motel dies

SYLVA ? A child found injured on Friday morning at a Whittier motel died on Saturday, according to the Jackson County Sheriff's Office.